A functional comparison of medial pivot and condylar knee ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由BBenjamin著作·2018·被引用21次—Afunctionalcomparisonofmedialpivotandcondylarkneedesignsbasedonpatientoutcomesandparametersofgait.

Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) has transformed the treatment of end-stage osteoarthritis of the knee.1,2 It is a highly successful, effective procedure that provides pain relief and restores function.3 The National Joint Registry (NJR) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland reports that approximately 90 000 TKAs are performed annually.4 More than 700 000 are performed each year in the United States.5 There is an increasing demand for TKA worldwide. It is estimated that the need for primary TKA will increase by 600% by 2030.6 The outcomes of TKA can be evaluated in a number of ways including implant survivorship, the assessment of different radiographic parameters, clinical examination, subjective patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and reports of satisfaction.

The rates of survival of TKA are satisfactory and equivalent to those of total hip arthroplasty (THA).7-9 Subjectively...